Genesis 1:3,4,5

The Light and The Numbers 3 – 7 – 10 – 30 – 31

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. (Genesis 1:3)

And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. (Genesis 1:3,4,5)

God begins to prepare the chaotic earth for a place of habitation for a very special creature — man. The first principle or truth that we are introduced to came in verse 1 — God. In fact, there are 31 verses in chapter 1 of Genesis, and God (‘elohiym) is mentioned 30 times, and once as in ‘the Spirit of God.’ Thirty times God is recognized and emphasized in the plural form of God, and He adds 1 more mention of God in ‘the Spirit of God, making His shout of Himself 31 times in 31 verses. Coincidence? There is no such thing as coincidence in the Word of God. Let’s dive into baby math again. Thirty (30) back to the basic of numbers is 3 x 10. Three denotes divine perfection, and three is associated with the Godhead for there are three Persons in one God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit; therefore, three is the number of Divine fullness. And there is much more in this number 3.

Ten is the first of the double digit numbers and thus, denotes the completeness of order, and that the cycle is complete of the single digits. Ten speaks of Divine completeness; therefore in 30 we have a higher degree of perfection of Divine order.

Noah was the tenth generation from God, and it was at Noah that the antediluvian age was complete. The 10 commandments contains all that is complete or necessary, it covers every individual issue and in their order. The 10 plagues of Egypt was a complete cycle of God’s judgments. In the Tabernacle in the wilderness the silver sockets formed the foundation 10 x10. Silver, of course, denotes redemption. (1 Peter 1:18,19) The fulfilment of the redemption of Christ is complete, being sold for 30 pieces of silver, He say from the cross, “It is finished.” Nothing to add, nothing can be added to His complete and finished work on the cross. Ten completes the circle, or the cycle.

An example of the perfection of God’s perfect order can be seen in that Christ was 30 years of age at His baptism, or at the beginning of His ministry (Luke 3:23) In the Old Testament, priests began their service at 30 years old. (Numbers 4:30) The mourning period for Aaron the High Priest was 30 days. (Numbers 20:29). The mourning period for Moses, the prophet of God was 30 days. (Deuteronomy 34:8) And there is much more in the number 30. The name of God, El, is expressed in Hebrew as the number 31, and the significance of this number 31 would be Deity.

Something seemingly so trivial as that God is mentioned 30 times in Genesis, chapter 1 and 31 times when God is included in “the Spirit of God.” Trivial? — I think not.

And God said, . . .

And God saw . . .

And God called . . .

Our Creator is not some ‘higher power,’ empty of feelings, care, and yes, even emotion. In And God said, And God saw, And God called, we have an active caring and personal God. There are those who admit that our universe had to have a Designer, a Creator; but that (it) had to be without personality, not concerned with the individual creature. How can this be? Since God created the universe, He has revealed Himself in Power, in Eternity (outside of time and space), in such a magnitude that the finite mind cannot fathom His power. Since He dwells in such a power structure, it is no big thing for God to be a Personal God. He is a personal God, a God who cares for each and every one of his creatures. For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Luke 1:37) Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (Jeremiah 32:17) Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there any thing too hard for me? (Jeremiah 32:27)

And God said, . . 10 times in 10 verses in Genesis 1. . . God spoke and it was. (10 the Divine perfection of God)

And God saw . . . 7 times in 7 verses in Genesis 1. . . God saw everything that He made was good. ( 7 the perfection of God, everything that He is, is perfection)

And God called . . . 3 times in 3 verses in Genesis 1. In this number 3 the Triune Godhead acted in not only attaching meanings and names to Day, Night, Heaven, Earth, and Seas, but the Godhead together as One, act in setting the stage; time (day and night), space (heaven), and setting the location (earth and the seas). The stage was being set or dressed for the greatest drama of mankind that was yet to unfold before untold numbers of spiritual beings called angels, and before principalities and powers.

And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Before life, before any action takes place, there must be light. It does not say that God created this light, but that He said, “Let there be light: and there was light.” Later we witness where God made 2 great lights, one to rule the night, and the other to rule the day, (the moon and the sun). But in verse 3 it is merely stated that God said, Let there be light: and there was light. God spoke and it was so.

Genesis 1 is much, much more than a description of creation. It is not the how, nor the why of creation in Genesis, chapter 1, but it is the WHO. Genesis 1 is all about the Creator. God introduces Himself as the Creator, as the Power, as the Eternal One. The universe and all within it had a designing force of a personal God and a Creator with such a magnitude of power that is beyond all that we can possibly conceive. The entire chapter is about God, who He is, and what He is. It is only the beginning of a progressive view into the Godhead.

In verse 1, we have the Creatorial energy and power of the Godhead revealed to us in the plurality of His name ‘elohiym. Next in verse 2 we have the Creatorial force and power of the Spirit of God moving upon the face of the deep. In verse 3, we are introduced to the light made visible to the earth. This light was exactly how God chose to describe Himself to man in the Gospel of John.

Christ – The Brightness of His Glory – The Light

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1)

The same was in the beginning with God. (John 1:2)

All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (John 1:3)

And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. (John 1:5)

In Genesis verse 3, it is Christ that is revealed to us, God is made visible to us in and through this light. It is Christ who is the revealer of God, it is Christ who shines into the world with truth and grace. It is Christ who is the image of the invisible God. It is Christ who is the Word of God. (Revelation 19:13) It is Christ who is the visible, active force of the Godhead. There is no greater way than God to reveal Himself to men but through Christ, His Light.

Christ – The Express Image of His Person

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; (Hebrews 1:3)

Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: (Colossians 1:15,16)

In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. (2 Corinthians 4:4)

Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: (Philippians 2:6)

I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. (John 12:46)

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. (John 8:12)

Christ – The Revealer and Power of God

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. (Matthew 28:18)

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:24)

And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (Matthew 24:30)

Christ – The Wisdom of God – Eternal

Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and [some] of them they shall slay and persecute: (Luke 11:49)

But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. (1 Corinthians 1:24)

In the verse above in Luke 11:49 it is Christ who is speaking, read the entire chapter. The Spirit of God calls Christ the ‘wisdom of God.’

One of the attributes of our Creator is His Omnipotence. He is all-powerful, Sovereign of all and above all. Power and Wisdom is He. I did not write powerful and wise is He, but Power and Wisdom is He. I find it difficult to put into words how I feel about the Majesty of my God. His Power and His Wisdom is so supreme that I feel that at this point the only thing left for me to inform you about is Christ, the Wisdom of God. The following verses in Proverbs reveal Christ, the Wisdom of God.

The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. (Proverbs 8:22)

I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. (Proverbs 8:23)

When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. (Proverbs 8:24)

Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: (Proverbs 8:25)

While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. (Proverbs 8:26)

When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: (Proverbs 8:27)

When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: (Proverbs 8:28)

When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: (Proverbs 8:29)

Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; (Proverbs 8:30)

Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men. (Proverbs 8:31)

And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. (John 17:5)

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